Ambrose Crookes Solicitors provide expert dispute resolution services to clients including individuals and businesses throughout the UK with a particular focus in London, Kent and the surrounding regions.
Our professional dispute resolution team are here to support and advise you in relation to your dispute. We aim to provide clear and pragmatic advice to help guide you through what can sometimes be an uncertain process to resolution.
Pre-action letters
The pre-action protocol for civil claims requires Claimants to issue a pre-action letter before issuing a court claim. The pre-action letter must set out the full details of the claim, including but not withstanding; a summary of the facts leading to the claim, the legal and factual basis for the claim, any amount claimed or an indication of the damages or losses caused (or likely to be caused) to the Claimant, and a reasonable time limit for response from the Defendant. If the pre-action protocol is not followed, there may be sanctions applied by the court for any failure to adhere to the rules.
We act for Claimants and Defendants in civil claims arising from a variety of different matters and can offer advice and representation to you throughout the course of your dispute.
The work involved during the dispute resolution process may generally include as follows:
– Pre-action letter / defence letter
– Mediation, negotiation, arbitration or other forms of alternative dispute resolution
– Issue court claim, claim form and particulars of claim
– Acknowledgment of service
– Admission or defence and (where applicable) counterclaim
– Reply to defence and any counterclaim
– Allocation
– Directions (as to how the claim shall be heard)
– Disclosure of evidence
– Witness statements
– Expert reports
– Preparations for trial
– Trial
– Enforcement of judgment
At Ambrose Crookes Solicitors, we recognise that disputes can be stressful and uncertain. We will always encourage settling matters out of court wherever possible, and where settlement cannot be achieved we will work with you toward producing the best outcome possible in the circumstances.
Our fees for providing legal representation and advice will vary depending on the complexity of the matter, time and services required in any given dispute. For highly specialist matters we may call upon external Counsel/Barristers to provide more in depth advice in their specialist area – subject to your instructions.
Our dispute resolution team are highly approachable and we offer a free, no obligation consultation should you wish to discuss your matter with us confidentially before deciding whether to proceed.
For further information regarding our dispute resolution services, please feel free to request a quotation or contact us.